precipitously

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• precipitously — precipitous UK US /prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ adjective ► if a reduction is precipitous, it happens very suddenly and is very big: a precipitous decline/drop/fall »The company has seen a precipitous decline in advertising revenue. ► done too quickly without… …   Financial and business terms

• precipitously — adverb 1. very suddenly and to a great degree conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate prices rose sharply • Syn: ↑sharply 2. abruptly; in a precipitous manner the mountains rose precipitously from the shore • Derived from adjective:… …   Useful english dictionary

• precipitously — adv. Precipitously is used with these verbs: ↑drop …   Collocations dictionary

• precipitously — precipitous ► ADJECTIVE 1) dangerously high or steep. 2) (of a change in a condition or situation) sudden and dramatic. 3) hasty; precipitate. DERIVATIVES precipitously adverb …   English terms dictionary

• Precipitously — Precipitous Pre*cip i*tous, a. [L. praeceps, cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See {Precipice}.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. [1913 Webster] 2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. [1913 Webster] 3. Hasty; rash; quick;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• precipitously — adverb see precipitous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• precipitously — See precipitous. * * * …   Universalium

• precipitously — adverb abruptly; in a precipitous manner …   Wiktionary

• precipitously — prɪ sɪpɪtÉ™slɪ adv. steeply, with a high gradient of inclination, almost vertically, sheerly …   English contemporary dictionary

• precipitously — pre·cip·i·tous·ly …   English syllables

• precipitously — See: precipitous …   English dictionary